The Russian national football team played a 1-1 draw with the Iranian team in a friendly match
The Russian national football team played a 1-1 draw with the Iranian team in a friendly match. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting was held in Tehran. Russian midfielder Anton Miranchuk scored the first goal in the 28th minute from the penalty spot. In the 47th minute, Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi also converted a penalty and equalized the score.
On March 26, the Russians will play with football players from Iraq at the Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg. The confrontation will begin at 18:00 Moscow time.
In November 2022, the Russian team played friendly matches with the teams of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In these meetings, it was also not possible to determine the winner.
On February 28, 2022, the International Football Federation and the Union of European Football Associations excluded Russian teams and clubs from international tournaments. Domestic teams do not play in European competitions, and the Russian team was deprived of the opportunity to compete for reaching the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Lenta

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